Society

The Hanoi Department of Education and Training said it had helped improve pronunciation and spelling of Vietnamese in primary schools.

WWF urged companies to drop plans to clear Indonesian forest areas where infra-red cameras have captured footage of rare Sumatran tigers.

A small group of instigators have used superstitious stories to deceive H'Mong people of Dien Bien Province to gather in the forest.

Low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific Airlines and Air Mekong have both announced higher prices for their domestic flights.

Embassies and art troupes from countries around the world attended the Seoul Friendship Fair 2011 held at Seoul Plaza in the Republic of Korea.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has called on ASEAN to strengthen marine security at the East Sea and complete a related legal system.

Osama bin Laden warned in his final audio tape recorded before being killed by American commandos there will be no US security.

Three ships of Russia’s Pacific fleet on May 7 docked at Danang port, beginning a 4-day official visit to the central city of Danang.

The 13-member boy band Super Junior of South Korea set their feet in Ho Chi Minh City to prepare for their Super Show 3 to be held in Binh Duong.

“The foreign guy performs humorously,” many local audiences uttered their feelings after seeing the role by Guillaume Faugère on HCM City stage.

The accused mastermind of last year's bloody Baghdad church siege grabbed a policeman's gun, leaving four police and 10 inmates dead.

The Ho Chi Minh City Education Development Festival 2011 opened on May 7 at the Phu Tho Indoor Sports Stadium in District 11.

The Tam Hai Commune in Nui Thanh District in the central province of Quang Nam is known for its seaweed specialty ‘Rau Mut’.

Indonesia warned fellow Southeast Asian states that rising food and energy prices could drive more people into poverty.

The HCM City Department of Transport has called on the private sector to invest in roads and bridges to ease the terrible traffic congestion.

Europe faced the spectre of Greek calls for new financial aid as Athens' "catastrophic" finances returned to haunt stressed eurozone states.

A project to recruit 600 outstanding young people to work as vice chairmen of communal People's Committees in poor districts was launched.

The qualifying round of the R16 International Hiphop Competition opened at Hanoi Circus, 25 Thai Thinh Street, on May 7.

Hanoi’s high-ranking delegation paid a visit to General Vo Nguyen Giap to commemorate the 57th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory.